under the sea

Marine biologist specializing in sharks and deep sea creatures. I'm a busy guy, but this looks like a pretty neat place to log my research. I'm also into body art and other science things, so you can expect to see that kind of stuff.

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Smallest aquarium ever :/

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Bird bully, hahaha!

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This view would be much nicer if I wasn't air sick, haha.

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Off to San Francisco for a conference! 9 hour travel time for 4 hours of flight time, haha. Why.

[lifeunderthewaves]

Dormitory by carlosgrillo White tip reef sharks in Roca Partida. Revillagigedo, Mexico.

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Can you seriously cut yourself on shark skin? Don't people make leather outta that shit? - Hidan

Sharks are like cats -  they’ll only hurt you if you pet them backwards, haha! Gotta be careful which sharks you touch, though. Some have to keep moving in order to breath while others use spiracles, which are tiny holes behind the eyes that shouldn’t be blocked so it doesn’t interfere with their breathing.

Ah, yeah, that stuff is shagreen. Can’t say I'm fond of it - sharks already need protecting, you know? But I guess it’s one step above cutting the fins and throwing the rest back in the water.

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Black fins, blue mountains, pink skies (Orcas in Norway) by Koen Hoekemeijer

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THE GREAT WHITE SHARK par SERGIO RICCARDO

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Nudibranch by 382rafi Nudibranch

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How plants put up a fight

They might look weedy but plants know a thing or two about defence. When confronted by harmful bacteria, plants use sophisticated pattern recognition ‘software’ to seek and destroy. However some bacteria can bypass the system, weakening defences by releasing molecules known as ‘effectors’.

Professor Murray Grant and team from the University of Exeter have discovered that chloroplasts, the powerhouse behind photosynthesis, play an key role in plant defence. The team found that effectors produced by pesky pathogens damage chloroplasts and lead to molecular changes that allow bacteria to take hold. Pre-treating plants with molecules from microbes protect chloroplasts from bacterial effectors and the damage they cause. 

Engineering intervention strategies to protect chloroplasts could help provide resistance for plants, and vital food crops at risk from infection.

Image credit: Professor Grant Murray, University of Exeter

In the images above, red coloured leaves have healthy chloroplasts. Images that are yellow, through to green, to blue represent leaves with increasingly damaged chloroplasts. 

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irl-zetsu Reminds me of you, haha!

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Seal and dog become instant friends

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So cute! What’s that hairy thing?

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…. Kisame-san, it’s a dog. I believe you own one of them.

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Whaaaat? But it doesn’t look anything like Samehada!

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Out of curiosity, Kisame-san... have you ever been bitten by a poisonous sea creature?

How else would my skin be blue?

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Fish by VaibhavJain-Photos a Kind of fish taken a Camden Aquarium

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This implant could give humans sight 3 times better than 20/20.

Good news for everyone with blurry vision or a strong desire to become Superman. The Ocumetics Bionic Lens may give you 60/20 eyesight — three times better than 20/20. It’s a major leap in eye prosthetics, takes 8 painless minutes to install — and could be here sooner than you think.

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Nemo in Salt Water heaven by Rjsisson Salt Water Heaven